To ensure that the latest generation gets to experience the gift of "Reading Rainbow" too, the show's producer and host, LaVar Burton created a Kickstarter campaign to bring the show back. Astonishingly, within hours, the fundraiser reached its goal of $1 MILLION...then, surpassed its stretch goal of $5 million!

In addition to the 105,857 backers around the world that pledged $5,408,916, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane pitched in (a lot). He donated $1 million to the "Reading Rainbow" project.

The premiere date for the new episodes is TBD, but in the mean time, binge watch the old episodes on Netflix...your 8-year-old self will thank you dearly.

Who could forget this iconic theme song? You're probably singing along right now: